Dems Broaden Title Of Oversight Cmte. To Include Private Sector Before Probes
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Source: Talking Points Memo
by Kate Riga
January 2, 2019 12:56 pm
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) is broadening the title of the committee he will soon chair from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to the Committee on Oversight and Reform to better encompass the private sector before launching investigations into President Donald Trumps businesses.
Read the full statement here:
I am pleased that the House of Representatives will be changing the name of our Committee to better reflect our true jurisdiction, which covers both government and the private sector. In the upcoming session of Congress, we will investigate waste, fraud, and abuse in the Trump Administration, and we will also examine many other issues that affect the American people every day, such as the escalating prices of prescription drugs that are negatively impacting families across the country and the opioid crisis that is devastating our communities. I am also heartened that our new acronym will now reflect the fact that oversight is one of Congress core responsibilities under the Constitution.
Read more: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/dems-broaden-title-oversight-committee
SWBTATTReg
(22,166 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)This is a landmark statement.
True Over Sight,and to think it will encompass the Business Community and their bait and switch as well as price Gouging.
This would make Teddy Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey proud as well as Paul Wellstone.
DavidDvorkin
(19,485 posts)akraven
(1,975 posts)Go after ALL of 'em - Big Oil, Big Pharma, sTrumpet's businesses (all of which are crooked)! Thanks for the post turbinetree.
I finally have some hope again. It's been a way-too-long two years.